Minimum Balance Rules Of Top Banks Explained Here

Regular savings bank accounts require customers to maintain a certain average monthly balance (AMB) every month. AMB is the minimum average of deposits required by the bank customers in their regular savings bank accounts. Leading banks such as State Bank of India (SBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB), HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank have fixed their average monthly balance requirements according to the location of a customer's account in urban, metro, semi-urban and rural areas. Banks charge a penalty from the customers who fail to maintain an average monthly balance in their savings account..Here's a comparison of the average monthly balance in SBI, Punjab National Bank (PNB), HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank:.State Bank of India (SBI).Customers having a regular savings bank account in SBI branches located in metro and urban areas are required to maintain a monthly average balance of Rs. 3,000, said the country's largest lender on its official website - sbi.co.in. Customers with SBI savings accounts in semi-urban and rural branches are required to maintain a minimum average balance of Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 1,000, respectively..table.tbl_style { border-top: solid 1px #ccc; border-left: solid 1px #ccc; border-right: solid 1px #ccc; } table.tbl_style th { background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 5px 10px; border-bottom: solid 1px #ccc; border-right: solid 1px #ccc; text-align: center; } table.tbl_style td { border-bottom: solid 1px #ccc; border-right: solid 1px #ccc; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: center; } table.tbl_style th:nth-child(1), table.tbl_style td:nth-child(1) { width: 40%; text-align: left; } table.tbl_style th:last-child, table.tbl_style td:last-child { border-right: 0; } @media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px) and (min-device-width: 320px) { table.tbl_style { display: table; min-width: 280px; max-width: 100%; } table.tbl_style th, table.tbl_style td, table.tbl_style th:nth-child(n+1), table.tbl_style td:nth-child(n+1) { display: table-cell; line-height: normal; } . Branch type Average monthly balance Metro Rs. 3,000 Urban Rs. 3,000 Semi-urban Rs. 2,000 Rural Rs. 1,000 (Source: sbi.co.in) .Punjab National Bank (PNB).Customers having a regular savings bank account in PNB located in metro, urban, semi-urban areas are required to maintain a minimum quarterly average balance of Rs. 2,000, said the lender on its official website - pnbindia.in. Customers with savings accounts in rural branches are required to maintain a minimum balance Rs. 1,000..table { border-top: solid 1px #ccc; border-left: solid 1px #ccc; border-right: solid 1px #ccc; font-size: 16px; } table th { background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 5px 10px; border-bottom: solid 1px #ccc; border-right: solid 1px #ccc; } table td { border-bottom: solid 1px #ccc; border-right: solid 1px #ccc; padding: 5px 10px; line-height: 18px; } table td:last-child, table th:last-child { border-right: none; } /*Media Query start*/ @media only screen and (max-width: 760px), (min-device-width: 768px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) { /* Force table to not be like tables anymore */ table, thead, tbody, th, td, tr { font-size: 14px; } } /* Smartphones (portrait and landscape) ----------- */ @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px) { body { padding: 0; margin: 0; } table, thead, tbody, th, td, tr { font-size: 14px; } table th { padding: 4px; } table td { padding: 4px; } } /* iPads (portrait and landscape) ----------- */ @media only screen and (min-device-width: 768px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) { body { width: 495px; } } /*Media Query END*/ . Branch Type Minimum Quarterly Average Balance Rural Rs 1000/- Semi- Urban Rs 2000/- Urban Rs 2000/- Metropolitan Rs 2000/- .HDFC Bank.Customers having a regular savings account in HDFC Bank branches located in metro and urban areas are required to maintain an average monthly balance of Rs. 10,000, said the bank on its official website - hdfcbank.com. In semi-urban branches, the regular savings account holders are required to maintain an average balance of Rs. 5,000 every month. In rural branches, the customers are required to either maintain an average quarterly balance (AQB) of Rs. 2,500 or set up a fixed deposit of Rs. 10,000 for a maturity period of a minimum one year and one day..table.tbl_style { border-top: solid 1px #ccc; border-left: solid 1px #ccc; border-right: solid 1px #ccc; } table.tbl_style th { background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 5px 10px; border-bottom: solid 1px #ccc; border-right: solid 1px #ccc; text-align: center; } table.tbl_style td { border-bottom: solid 1px #ccc; border-right: solid 1px #ccc; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: center; } table.tbl_style th:nth-child(1), table.tbl_style td:nth-child(1) { width: 40%; text-align: left; } table.tbl_style th:last-child, table.tbl_style td:last-child { border-right: 0; } @media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px) and (min-device-width: 320px) { table.tbl_style { display: table; min-width: 280px; max-width: 100%; } table.tbl_style th, table.tbl_style td, table.tbl_style th:nth-child(n+1), table.tbl_style td:nth-child(n+1) { display: table-cell; line-height: normal; } . Branch type Average monthly balance Metro Rs. 10,000 Urban Rs. 10,000 Semi-urban Rs. 5,000 Rural Rs. 2,500 (Source: hdfcbank.com) .ICICI Bank .Customers having a regular savings account in ICICI Bank branches located in metro and urban areas need to maintain an average monthly balance of Rs. 10,000, according to the bank's official website - icicibank.com. The average monthly balance required in semi-urban, rural and gramin locations is Rs. 5,000, Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 1,000 respectively. .table { border-top: solid 1px #ccc; border-left: solid 1px #ccc; border-right: solid 1px #ccc; font-size: 16px; } table th { background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 5px 10px; border-bottom: solid 1px #ccc; border-right: solid 1px #ccc; } table td { border-bottom: solid 1px #ccc; border-right: solid 1px #ccc; padding: 5px 10px; line-height: 18px; } table td:last-child, table th:last-child { border-right: none; } /*Media Query start*/ @media only screen and (max-width: 760px), (min-device-width: 768px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) { /* Force table to not be like tables anymore */ table, thead, tbody, th, td, tr { font-size: 14px; } } /* Smartphones (portrait and landscape) ----------- */ @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px) { body { padding: 0; margin: 0; } table, thead, tbody, th, td, tr { font-size: 14px; } table th { padding: 4px; } table td { padding: 4px; } table th:nth-child(1), table td:nth-child(1){ } } /* iPads (portrait and landscape) ----------- */ @media only screen and (min-device-width: 768px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) { body { width: 495px; } } /*Media Query END*/ . Branch type Average monthly balance Metro Rs. 10,000 Urban Rs. 10,000 Semi-urban Rs. 5,000 Rural Rs. 2,000 Gramin Rs.1,000

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